Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars
Description
These chocolate pecan pie bars make delicious bite-size additions to a Christmas party or in cookie gift boxes.
Ingredients
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/3 cup white sugar
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1/3 teaspoon salt
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2/3 cup margarine
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1 1/2 cups light corn syrup (such as Karo®)
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1 cup brown sugar
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4 eggs
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3 tablespoons margarine
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1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
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1 (11 ounce) package chocolate chips
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 10x15-inch jelly roll pan.
2
Stir flour, white sugar, and salt together in a large bowl. Cut in 2/3 cup margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
3
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
4
While the crust is baking, prepare the filling by mixing corn syrup, brown sugar, eggs, margarine, vanilla extract, and salt together in a large bowl until smooth. Stir in pecans.
5
Remove the crust from the oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips. Spread filling evenly over the chocolate chip covered crust.
6
Bake in the preheated oven until set, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into squares.